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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?
(a) March 17, 1957.
(b) May 17, 1954.
(c) December 1, 1955.
(d) April 1, 1955.

2. According to Dr. King, during his first national address, why were inhabitants of the twentieth century privileged?
(a) Because they were "not scared any longer."
(b) Because they were "living by the greatest sets of rules ever."
(c) Because they were "making dramatic changes in the face of opposition."
(d) Because they lived in "one of the momentous periods of human history."

3. When did Dr. King celebrate his thirty-first (31) birthday?
(a) October 15, 1960.
(b) March 15, 1960.
(c) July 15, 1960.
(d) January 15, 1960.

4. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Chattanooga.

5. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?
(a) NAACP.
(b) YMCA and YWCA.
(c) MIA.
(d) NUL.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NUL stand for?

2. Where did Dr. King attend college during his undergraduate studies?

3. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., attend school to obtain his Bachelor of Divinity degree?

4. What was the name of the high school that nine black children attended under surveillance of federal troops, in Arkansas?

5. What is the date notated at the beginning of Chapter 3, "The Power of Nonviolence"?

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